Chapter - 6

A notification popped up on my mobile screen. I got a text from Astrea, It said me to meet her near the hill behind my apartment. I remembered that she had come up with a way to take out diamond core this morning but couldn't tell me because of Adrestia. I took a cab to reach the hill as soon as possible, In any ways I have to take off this core out of my soul and live a normal life.... I closed eyes and laid back my head on the seat... Thinking about what plan Astrea has , I just hope it was something else instead of killing me....

I reached near the hill and saw Astrea waiting for me, She looked much modernized today. White Crop top with Leather jacket in her hand and dark blue jeans skirt. I walked towards her,

" Have you been to club or what? Looking so funky today ,Who would've thought a goddess to look like this..."

I was amazed by the way she was styling herself.

" Arin, I have to pretend to be a human and hide my identity... I work in a boutique as a fashion designer. I don't like to use my supernatural tricks just to earn money when I can earn it with hard work... But Adrestia , she's just living off her powers on this earth. Anyways, follow me, I cannot talk to you in the middle of a road. We'll have to go up on the hill there...and hold my hand tightly so that we could become inaudible to Adrestia." She took my hand into hers and started climbing up the stairs towards hill top.

We reached at the top of the hill and sat down on bench there. Astrea kept holding my hands.... Turned towards me, "Okay, now listen to me carefully. I have found out the ultimate way to take off your Diamond core without causing you any harm. Last night as you ran out of the temple, I started going through past 500 years... And realized that I was missing out on a really important rule of diamond core,

Virginity...

You need to break your virginity, Arin... And you cannot do that with any man , he must come from the Family which belongs to me... That's the only way I could take back the core within my Spirit. Did you go on a date today?"

" Oh.. yeah... I met him today... But how does it help in this situation? I mean, I know what are you trying to suggest but it was our first time meeting each other... How could I ask him?" I shivered by just the thought of asking him to do something like this in our first meeting.

" You humans are too emotional about making out...huhh...I understand.. But anyhow you have to do it with him... Because his ancestors , The Yang family belongs to me, they have worshipped me for whole 500 years...till this moment his grandfather continues to serve me. He's not aware of all this ancient history. Why do you think I suggested for this date today? How long do you want to deal with this extra ordinary life? Don't you want to lead a normal life Arin?" Astrea seemed annoyed..

Even I wanted to get rid of this core but how could I ask this kind of thing to a person I met today for the very 1st time? We don't know each other... I have treasured this body for 25 years... how could I submit to just any one? My head ached with storming thoughts...

"And Arin... One more thing, this can be done only where I have the most powerful presence... My temple... in Namiseon Island located at Chuncheon... It's a rural village and my temple has been isolated for almost a decade now..." She said these absurd things so casually that It left me staring at her with blank face... " Namiseon island? Temple? Are you trying to say I should have sex inside temple?? Are you out of your mind? Is this some kind of ritual? What are you even saying? Like...What? How am I going to bring him there? And convince to make out inside a freaking Temple? I cannot take you seriously anymore..."

"I know it is going to be very rough on you... But this is the only way dear... Don't worry I will be present there... as soon as your virginity breaks off I will take that diamond core within myself. And you will become a normal human being... Adrestia will lose her evil energy and she will no longer follow you... You have to do it for yourself..." she smiled gently and placed her hands on my forehead... Unlike Adrestia's Sensual touch, this touch felt more affectionate and motherly... I felt like the storm of thoughts inside my head was calming down... She's truly the symbol of purity and innocence... How much have I accused her last night... For no reason...

" I will do it...Don't know how...but I have to do it... But what about Adrestia? Do you think she'll leave me alone? She even followed me on date, I really don't want to put Hongseok in any kind of danger..." I was worried about him, actually he had no idea of this mess in my life and he would not even believe...

"Leave Adrestia on me...I will handle her... Just see to it that you will safely reach Namiseon, once you cross the boundaries of island, its all my empire further on..."

I checked my mobile to call Hongseok... What am I gonna say? How am I going to explain? I never thought of this situation to occur in my life...Waahhhh....